Table 5 Respiratory impairment and characteristics of the patients
From: Incidence and predictive factors of diaphragmatic dysfunction in acute stroke
Disorder n (%) | No disorder n (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Female sex | 12 (38.7) | 19 (61.3) | 0.011 |
Hypertension | 21 (55.3) | 17 (44.7) | 0.957 |
Dyslipidaemia | 16 (57.1) | 15 (46.9) | 0.755 |
Diabetes | 12 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 0.234 |
Smoking | 7 (35) | 13 (65) | 0.028 |
Poor performance status | 13 (54.2) | 11 (45.8) | 0.916 |
Previous severe dyspnoea | 3 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.245 |
COPD | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 0.620 |
SAHS | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0.081 |
Previous severe hemiparesis | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 1 |
Cardioembolic origin | 19 (45.2) | 23 (54.8) | 0.025 |
Sensory aphasia | 5 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.058 |
Reperfusion treatment | 15 (60) | 10 (40) | 0.511 |
Hemiparesis, severe | 12 (100) | 0 (0) | < 0.001 |
Age, mean ± SD | 69.5 ± 10.5 | 69.1 ± 8.8 | 0.872 |
NIHSS, median [25%:75%] | 9 [3.5:18.5] | 4 [2:6] | 0.001 |
TF basal breathing %, mean ± SD | 21.1 ± 17.2 | 34.3 ± 18.8 | 0.006 |
TF forced inspiration %, mean ± SD | 37.9 ± 21 | 57.9 ± 25.3 | 0.003 |